William Cooper Jr., 31, of Camden, and Rashawn Carter, 24, of Philadelphia, were arrested about 9 p.m. Thursday in the 1500 block of South Seventh Street and taken into custody without struggle, U.S. Marshal James Plousis said.

They are charged in the Oct. 14 slaying of Oscar Medina Hernandez, 29, a father of two who opened Alex's Bakery & Food Store on Ferry Avenue about three years ago.

Authorities said three gunmen entered the bakery just before 8:45 p.m., intending to rob it. One shot Medina Hernandez in the chest. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

On Oct. 20, police released surveillance video of the suspects and asked for the public's help. In the video, Cooper is wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and Carter is wearing a "distinctive" red Ed Hardy hoodie, authorities said.

Cooper is accused of pulling the trigger, said Jason Laughlin, spokesman for the Camden County Prosecutor's Office. Carter unsuccessfully attempted to open the cash register after Medina Hernandez had been shot near the kitchen, authorities said.

Officials are still pursuing the third person, who is wearing a black-and-white striped hoodie in the video.

Carter told Superior Court Judge Thomas Brown yesterday that he "wasn't even in the store" at the time of the shooting.

Felony murder, which can carry a sentence of up to life in prison, applies to all engaged in a felony crime that results in a homicide, making them "equally liable for the homicide as if they pulled the trigger," Camden County Prosecutor Warren Faulk said. The third suspect would also face that charge, he added.

Faulk said authorities suspected Carter and Cooper within a couple of days of the shooting.

"The delay was making sure we got all the evidence we could," he said.

Arraigned separately yesterday, both men appeared without attorneys and said they were obtaining counsel. Bail was set at $1 million each, and the men are being held at the Camden County Jail.

"That bail is way out of my league," Cooper said. Carter called it "outrageous."

Cooper and Carter had multiple prior arrests and both were on probation when Medina Hernandez was shot, authorities said. They were identified after people who knew them saw the footage, according to the statement of probable cause.

Laughlin said the $1,000 reward offered by the Citizens' Crime Commission of Delaware Valley, to be divided among those providing information leading to the conviction of those responsible, had been helpful.

"I think the fact that there was money available loosened some lips," he said.

Alfredo Hernandez, the victim's brother-in-law, was behind the counter at the bakery yesterday.

The family is happy for the arrests, he said, "but the other thing is that nothing's going to change. They're still upset."

The store was a meeting place for the area's Mexican community and a favorite among Collingswood police officers, who patrol the area. Business since the incident has been slow, Hernandez said.

"We want the people's trust again," he said.

Medina Hernandez's wife, Silvia, who worked daily at the bakery, has not been back since witnessing her husband's death, he said. She is easily frightened by groups of people, even while in a moving car, he said.

"I think she needs help," he said.